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PRONUNCIATION OF KO

KO  [ˈkeɪˈəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ko is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb KO in English.

WHAT DOES KO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

KO

Knockout

A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and other sports involving striking. A full knockout is considered any legal strike or combination thereof that renders an opponent unable to continue fighting. The term is often associated with a sudden traumatic loss of consciousness caused by a physical blow. Single powerful blows to the head can produce a cerebral concussion or a Carotid sinus reflex with Syncope and cause a sudden, dramatic KO. Body blows, particularly the liver punch, can cause progressive, debilitating pain that can also result in a KO. In boxing, kickboxing, etc. a knockout is usually awarded when one participant falls to the canvas and is unable to rise to his feet within a specified period of time, typically because of exhaustion, pain, disorientation, or unconsciousness. For example, if a boxer is knocked down and is unable to continue the fight within a ten second count, he is counted as having been knocked out and his opponent is awarded the KO victory.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO KO

PRESENT

Present
I ko
you ko
he/she/it ko´s
we ko
you ko
they ko
Present continuous
I am ko´ing
you are ko´ing
he/she/it is ko´ing
we are ko´ing
you are ko´ing
they are ko´ing
Present perfect
I have ko´d
you have ko´d
he/she/it has ko´d
we have ko´d
you have ko´d
they have ko´d
Present perfect continuous
I have been ko´ing
you have been ko´ing
he/she/it has been ko´ing
we have been ko´ing
you have been ko´ing
they have been ko´ing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I ko´d
you ko´d
he/she/it ko´d
we ko´d
you ko´d
they ko´d
Past continuous
I was ko´ing
you were ko´ing
he/she/it was ko´ing
we were ko´ing
you were ko´ing
they were ko´ing
Past perfect
I had ko´d
you had ko´d
he/she/it had ko´d
we had ko´d
you had ko´d
they had ko´d
Past perfect continuous
I had been ko´ing
you had been ko´ing
he/she/it had been ko´ing
we had been ko´ing
you had been ko´ing
they had been ko´ing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will ko
you will ko
he/she/it will ko
we will ko
you will ko
they will ko
Future continuous
I will be ko´ing
you will be ko´ing
he/she/it will be ko´ing
we will be ko´ing
you will be ko´ing
they will be ko´ing
Future perfect
I will have ko´d
you will have ko´d
he/she/it will have ko´d
we will have ko´d
you will have ko´d
they will have ko´d
Future perfect continuous
I will have been ko´ing
you will have been ko´ing
he/she/it will have been ko´ing
we will have been ko´ing
you will have been ko´ing
they will have been ko´ing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would KO
you would KO
he/she/it would KO
we would KO
you would KO
they would KO
Conditional continuous
I would be ko´ing
you would be ko´ing
he/she/it would be ko´ing
we would be ko´ing
you would be ko´ing
they would be ko´ing
Conditional perfect
I would have KO
you would have KO
he/she/it would have KO
we would have KO
you would have KO
they would have KO
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been ko´ing
you would have been ko´ing
he/she/it would have been ko´ing
we would have been ko´ing
you would have been ko´ing
they would have been ko´ing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you ko
we let´s ko
you ko
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to ko
Past participle
ko´d
Present Participle
ko´ing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KO


cheerio
ˌtʃɪərɪˈəʊ
CYO
ˌsiːwaɪˈəʊ
good-o
ˈɡʊdˈəʊ
good-oh
ˈɡʊdˈəʊ
HMO
ˌeɪtʃɛmˈəʊ
kayo
ˈkeɪˈəʊ
righto
ˈraɪtˈəʊ
Rouault
ruːˈəʊ
USPO
ˌjuːɛspiːˈəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KO

Knussen
Knut
KO´d
KO´ing
koa
koala
koala bear
koan
koap
kob
kobang
Kobarid
Kobe
Kobe beef
Koblenz
kobo
kobold
Koch
Kochi

Synonyms and antonyms of KO in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «KO» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KO

Find out the translation of KO to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of KO from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «KO» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

KO
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

KO
570 millions of speakers

English

KO
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

KO
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

KO
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

KO
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

KO
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

KO
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

KO
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

KO
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

KO
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

KO
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

KO
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

KO
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

KO
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

KO
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

KO
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

KO
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

KO
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

KO
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

KO
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

KO
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

KO
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

KO
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

KO
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of KO

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KO»

The term «KO» is very widely used and occupies the 2.191 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «KO» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «KO» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about KO

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KO»

Discover the use of KO in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to KO and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cinderella's Sisters: A Revisionist History of Footbinding
Neither condemning nor defending footbinding, Dorothy Ko debunks many myths and misconceptions about its origins, development, and eventual end, exploring in the process the entanglement of male power and female desire during the practice's ...
Dorothy Ko, 2005
2
Every Step a Lotus: Shoes for Bound Feet
The author collects everything that is known about footbinding in China, using color and black-and-white photography to chronicle the history of the practice.
Dorothy Ko, 2001
3
Teaching Online: A Practical Guide
Teaching Online: A Practical Guide is a practical, concise guide for educators teaching online. This updated edition has been fully revamped and reflects important changes that have occurred since the second edition’s publication.
Susan Ko, Steve Rossen, 2010
4
Alex Ko: From Iowa to Broadway, My Billy Elliot Story
These are lyrics from Billy Elliot, the show that made young Alex Ko's incredible dream of performing come true.
Alex Ko, 2013
5
The History of the N'ko Alphabet and Its Role in Mande ...
Oyler discusses the creation of the N'ko alphabet by Souleymane Kant in 1949 in Guinea. She carefully documents N'ko's dissemination by a grassroots literacy campaign that started with Kant and continues to the present.
Dianne White Oyler, 2005
6
Flowers of a Moment: Poems
180 brief zen poems from Korea's most beloved poet and four-time Nobel Prize nominee.
Ŭn Ko, Yŏng-mu Kim, 2006
7
Heijin: Organized Crime, Business, and Politics in Taiwan
This book incorporates the first systematic research on this issue. It examines the structure and illegal activities of organized crime groups in Taiwan, and explores their infiltration into the business and political arenas.
Ko-lin Chin, 2003
8
Teachers of the Inner Chambers: Women and Culture in ...
Rejecting both popular image and accepted Western and Chinese scholarship on the status of women in premodern China, this pathbreaking work argues that literate gentrywomen in seventeenth-century Jiangnan were far from being oppressed or ...
Dorothy Ko, 1994
9
Ten thousand lives
The selection in this volume-from the first 10 volumes-represents one of the major classics of twentieth-century Korean literature, published for the first time in English.
Ko Un, Ŭn Ko, Yŏng-mu Kim, 2005
10
Ni-kso-ko-wa: Blackfoot spirituality, traditions, values, ...
It is spoken upon entering the Sweat Lodge where people go to purify their bodies & pray for all that exists in the Universe. This book connects modern day Indians with their ancient past.
Long Standing Bear, Harold E. Gray, Lenore McKelvey Puhek, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term KO is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lydia Ko charges into contention for Marathon Classic title defence …
Lydia Ko watches her drive depart the 18th tee during the Marathon Cup third round. Lydia Ko is back doing what she does best in regular ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
2
David Price OK after KO loss to Teper, says Sauerland - Boxing News
By Scott Gilfoid: – photos: www.boxing-photo.com – Uwe Koch — Kalle Sauerland, the promoter for British heavyweight David Price (19-3, ... «Boxing News 24, Jul 15»
3
Ko carries momentum into final day - Toledo Blade
Soon enough, the reigning winner of the Marathon Classic just might have a course named for her too. “Uh, I'm pretty sure not,” Ko said ... «Toledo Blade, Jul 15»
4
Bellator 140 video highlights with a sickening walkoff KO and a title …
There was no shortage of highlights in Friday's Bellator return to the East Coast, from walkoff knockouts to cuts and upsets, there was a little of ... «MMAjunkie.com, Jul 15»
5
Amir Imam Drops KO Bomb On Angulo; King Calls For Fight With Floyd
In the TV opener on Showtime, Amir Imam, one of Don King's sole remaining boxers, took on Fernando Angulo, who hunted panthers as a teen ... «The Sweet Science, Jul 15»
6
Lydia Ko among top 10 Kiwi teen sports stars
It's sad, if hardly surprising, to hear that Lydia Ko is tired of golf. She wants a rest, and the company of friends back home in New Zealand. «Independent Community Newspaper, Jul 15»
7
Quigg's KO - Sky Sports
The Spaniard got off to a decent start but, in the second round, Quigg closed the show. Check out this video of Quigg's KO here. «SkySports, Jul 15»
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Boxing recap: Imam scores flashy KO, Chavez Jr. wins but doesn't …
Lightweight Amir Imam electrified the Texas crowd Saturday; Julio Caesar Chavez Jr. merely irritated them. Julio Caesar Chavez Jr. (left) won ... «Communities Digital News, Jul 15»
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Raghavendra Dube ko upar parcel kar diya, ab teri baari hai | Latest …
"A man came up to me and said 'Dube ko parcel kar diya hai upar, aur ab teri baari hai (we have dispatched Dube up, it's your turn now)," said ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
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Pirates KO'd from King's Cup | Sport24
Johannesburg - Royal Leopards beat Orlando Pirates 3-1 on penalties to join Mbabane Swallows in the final of the King's Super Cup after spot ... «Sport24, Jul 15»

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